life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase—'I love you.'"
birdinbluehar citeretfor 12 år siden
"Go on," she urged. "Lie to me by the moonlight. Do a fabulous story."
jkskippygirlhar citeretfor 9 år siden
My courage is faith—faith in the eternal resilience of me—that joy'll come back, and hope and spontaneity. And I feel that till it does I've got to keep my lips shut and my chin high, and my eyes wide
jkskippygirlhar citeretfor 9 år siden
"You see," said Carlyle softly, "this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding—it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl."
Itzél Ricohar citeretfor 11 år siden
She was about nineteen, slender and supple, with a spoiled alluring mouth and quick gray eyes full of a radiant curiosity.
birdinbluehar citeretfor 12 år siden
and the female hell is deadlier than the male."
birdinbluehar citeretfor 12 år siden
Oh, don't apologize! I can't stand men who say 'I'm sorry' in that manly, reserved tone. Just shut up!"
birdinbluehar citeretfor 12 år siden
I distrust people who can be intense at this hour in the morning. It's a mild form of insanity—a sort of breakfast-food jag. Morning's the time to sleep, swim, and be careless."